When a town in the Midwest hit 54 degrees below zero, many of us thought of white sands, deep azure oceans and hot sunshine. Once again, those of us in cold country are being hit by freezing temperatures, icicles shaped like daggers and additional snow. Ever go outside and even your nose hairs freeze? That's how cold it's been for us lately. Anyway we digress...and you're getting grossed out.

We are not alone with our deep wish to escape the cold, searches for vacations, vacation rentals and a myriad of vacation hot spots have also peaked in recent weeks. With Spring Break (# 22) on the Lycos 50, February school vacation and other winter escapes on the horizon, many of us are daydreaming of these adventures.

We thought this would be a perfect time to learn what your ultimate getaway destinations are and for many, we know it's not all sun, sand and tans. The beautiful white pristine ski trails, snowboarding and cross-country ski paths are the place many find solace and rejuvenation. Today, we're looking at the most popular vacation searches over the past month. We included any search for vacation and then broke searches up into three categories: general vacation searches, vacation rentals and most desired destinations. First up, the general queries for vacations:

1. Vacations
2. Cruise Vacation
3. Nude Beach Vacation
4. Coastal Vacations
5. All Inclusive Vacations
6. Worry Free Vacation
7. Cheap Vacations
8. Vacation Companions
9. Family Vacations
10. Vacation Packages

Our personal favorite searches for vacations must be Worry Free Vacations. Incredibly popular search - Nude Beach Vacation; And those of you on the ultimate nude holiday, please don't forget your sunblock.

Before you get on the phone with your travel agent, let's see what types of vacations rentals are making your heart race:

1. Maui Vacation Rentals
2. Kauai Luxury Vacation Rentals
3. Tuscany Vacation Rental
4. Florida Vacation Rental
5. Palm Springs Vacation Rentals
6. St. Croix Vacation Home Rental
7. Mission Beach Vacation Rentals
8. Whistler Vacation Rentals
9. Vacation Rental South of France
10. California Beach Rental

Finally we get to the destinations most people are flocking to online. As no major surprise, Florida is at the top, but inching its way ahead of other popular hot spots are the luaus of Hawaii. And don't worry, we won't make any lame jokes about getting lei'd. Golf Vacation are always popular, as two of the top ten destination searches are related to the vacation sport.

Most popular vacation destinations searched by Lycos users for the past four weeks, ending January 29, 2005:

1. Hawaii Vacation
2. Florida Vacations
3. Ireland Vacation
4. Mexico Vacation
5. Colorado Golf School Vacations
6. Paris Vacation
7. Adult Acapulco Vacations
8. Vacations in Vermont
9. Cancun Vacation
10. Tuscany Vacation

Have a good weekend.